Unhealthy Bunny has launched an eight-minute tribute video to his Puerto Rico homeland. He captioned it “rubbish,” alluding to a speaker’s remarks, at a Donald Trump rally on Sunday, invoking numerous racist stereotypes and referring to Puerto Rico as an “island of rubbish.” Watch Unhealthy Bunny’s cinematic love-letter to the island on Instagram.
Unhealthy Bunny reacted swiftly to Sunday’s feedback—made by Tony Hinchcliffe at New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard, in what was framed as a comedy set—by sharing a clip on social media from the Kamala Harris marketing campaign, outlining her plans for Puerto Rico. The video took goal at former President Donald J. Trump’s dealing with of Hurricane Maria throughout his presidency, tying in with Unhealthy Bunny’s current protest tune, “Una Velita,” which addressed the home political response to the 2017 catastrophe. Resharing Harris’ video didn’t quantity to an endorsement, a Unhealthy Bunny consultant informed CNN, however he’s “supporting” Harris.
Hinchcliffe, whose remarks have been criticized by Harris’ operating mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, and different Democrats, and even disavowed by the Trump marketing campaign, stated he was making a joke that has been taken out of context. The context was that he performed on racist stereotypes of Black and Jewish Individuals, too, and the joke, in full, was: “I don’t know if you realize this, however there’s actually a floating island of rubbish in the course of the ocean proper now. Yeah. I feel it’s known as Puerto Rico.”
Unhealthy Bunny’s new video options Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro, who joins many different Puerto Rican celebrities—similar to Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, and Ricky Martin—in condemning the Trump marketing campaign and Hinchcliffe. As well as, throughout his efficiency forward of the New York Yankees’ World Collection recreation final night time, Fats Joe—a Bronx native of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent—pointedly shout out Puerto Rico.
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